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Bug#459806: check arguments



On Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 05:11:37AM +0800, jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:
> C> If it matters, you're already root. Please don't claim things as
> C> security concerns when they aren't.
> 
> On the contrary, it is even more important to check when one is root.

It is important to check on the *security boundary* between a user and
root. sshd's command line interface is not such a security boundary; the
invoking user is already root and can do whatever they like in other
ways.

-- 
Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson@debian.org]



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